2026 Wanda Diamond League calendar unveiled
Following a record-breaking 2025 season that concluded in Zurich, the new campaign promises even greater excitement.
The 2026 Diamond League season is slated to start in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, marking the beginning of another thrilling global athletics campaign that will span four continents before culminating in the grand finale in Brussels, Belgium, on September 4 and 5.
Following a record-breaking 2025 season that concluded in Zurich, the new campaign promises even greater excitement, bringing together the world’s best athletes across 14 international stops.
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The Doha opener will be followed by back-to-back meetings in Shanghai and Xiamen, China, before heading to Rabat, Morocco, on May 31 for the African leg.
The circuit will then move through Europe with stops in Rome, Stockholm, Oslo, and Paris, before crossing the Atlantic to Eugene, USA, a venue famed for its lightning-fast track, where five world records have been set in the past three seasons.
After the American leg, the series returns to Europe for showpiece meetings in Monaco and London, setting the stage for a dramatic run-in toward the final stretch in August. Lausanne (Switzerland), Silesia (Poland), and Zurich will host the final qualifying events before athletes converge in Brussels for the Diamond League Final.
Kenya will once again be well represented, with its top stars primed to defend their dominance. Emmanuel Wanyonyi, the reigning world and Olympic 800m champion, headlines the list after an outstanding 2025 campaign that saw him clinch the Diamond League trophy in Zurich. Wanyonyi clocked 1:42.37 to hold off Britain’s Max Burgin and Canada’s Marco Arop, reaffirming his status as the man to beat heading into 2026.
He will be joined by Faith Cherotich, the world and Diamond League 3000m steeplechase champion, and Nelly Chepchirchir, a world 1500m finalist, who also impressed throughout the 2025 season.
Full 2026 Wanda Diamond League calendar:
May 8 – Doha
May 16 – Shanghai
May 23 – Xiamen
May 31 – Rabat
June 4 – Rome
June 7 – Stockholm
June 10 – Oslo
June 26 – Paris
July 4 – Eugene
July 10 – Monaco
July 18 – London
August 21 – Lausanne
August 23 – Silesia
August 27 – Zurich
September 4–5: Final in Brussels
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